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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 890

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 798 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY ARMSTRONG, APRIL 24, 2007

        REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 24, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2007-2008.

     2     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     3  hereby enacts as follows:
     4  Section 1.  Short title and construction.
     5     (a)  Short title.--This act shall be known and may be cited
     6  as the Capital Budget Act of 2007-2008.
     7     (b)  Supplements.--A reference to this act shall be deemed to
     8  include a reference to the supplements to this act.
     9     (c)  Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.--The provisions
    10  and definitions of Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999
    11  (P.L.1, No.1), known as The Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
    12  Act, shall apply to this act to the extent they are not
    13  inconsistent with this act.
    14  Section 2.  Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for
    15                 capital projects.
    16     The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be
    17  incurred during the 2007-2008 fiscal year for capital projects

     1  specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section
     2  7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and
     3  the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,
     4  with respect to each category of capital projects, be as
     5  follows:
     6                Category              Amount          Fund
     7  (1)  Public Improvement
     8     Projects:
     9     (i)  Buildings and                            General Fund or
    10         Structures               $320,000,000     Special Fund as
    11                                                   applicable
    12  (2)  Furniture and                               General Fund or
    13     Equipment                    25,000,000       Special Fund as
    14                                                   applicable
    15  (3)  Transportation
    16     Assistance Projects           150,000,000     General Fund
    17  (4)  Redevelopment
    18     Assistance Projects           250,000,000     General Fund
    19  (5)  Flood Control
    20     Projects                       7,000,000      General Fund
    21     Total                        $752,000,000
    22  Section 3.  Effective date.
    23     This act shall take effect July 1, 2007, or immediately,
    24  whichever is later.




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